Re: Impossible Decision (Larry and Family)

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Larry,

Many of the doctors told us also that it was not necessary because

our son did not show many signs from the front and that it would be

fine as long as we kept his hair long. We talked about it and

decided that I did not want to have to deal with our son saying in a

couple of years that he wanted to cut his hair like his Daddy's and

then tell him that his head is mis-shaped so he has to keep his hair

longer. I am an Elementary School Teacher and I will say that kids

are mean! We decided to start the banding process because we feel

that we are protecting our child from one of the few negative

pressures that he could later face.

Take a look at our Blog. http://garthanderin.blogspot.com/ Our son

is 7 months old (flattened back of the head only) and will be

getting his helmet Tomorrow. I hope this is helpful. Good Luck!

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> > Okay... this is going to ramble on... please bear with me...

> >

> > My wife and I have been endlessly debating treating our son's

> > plagiocephaly for several months now. He is currently 9.5 months

old.

> > Our pediatrician, and two neurosurgeons have now told us that

> > treatment is unnecessary, and that the flatness is not

noticeable from

> > the front. The measurement taken by the neurosurgeon showed a 7mm

> > difference from one side to the other, which apparently is

considered

> > mild. However, when I look at his head from the top or the back,

or

> > certain other angles, it is very obvious. It seems most obvious

to me

> > at the base of his skull, where one side is very rounded, and the

> > other is flat. The measurements that were taken by the

neurosurgeon

> > were done much higher up, and do not seem to take this into

account.

> > The neurosurgeon did offer to write us a prescription for a

band, but

> > strongly tried to talk us out of it... to the point where we

ended up

> > leaving his office without it. He also said that we were

unlikely to

> > see a huge benefit from the band, and also that it would not help

> > facial asymmetry (one cheek is more prominent than the other,

and one

> > ear is set more forward than the other). Is a child of his age

with

> > his relatively low differential likely to see a benefit from

> > treatment? I should mention that a few weeks ago, we did go to

CT for

> > an evaluation, and they said that he was definitely within the

range

> > that they treat (although they could not guarantee any affect on

the

> > facial asymmetry either). But... despite all of the great things

I

> > have read about CT, they are a company selling a product, and

they are

> > not doctors, whereas two neurosurgeons have said not to bother.

> >

> > I apologize for the long, rambling message, but this has been

kicking

> > around in my brain for weeks now. Does anyone have any

experience or

> > advice that might help us make this decision?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Larry

> >

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> >

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name our

> baby girl?

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